Who’s Who in ‘Who Wants to Be a Superhero?’
Last Year’s Surprise Hit Reality Series Returns
It’s that time of the summer once more when 84-year-old comic-book legend Stan Lee (co-creator of Daredevil, Hulk, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men, among other comic icons) returns to the small screen, accompanied by ten brave mortals who think they have what it takes to rise to the pantheon of superheroes. Yes, Season Two of Who Wants To Be a Superhero? debuts tonight at 9pm EST on basic cable’s Sci Fi Channel, and Lee promises that there are surprises in store during his second run as sole judge and jury.
In an interview with SCI FI Wire earlier this month, Lee revealed that “[t]he biggest changes, really, are trying to dream up some tests that we haven’t seen before and which will be surprising and which will be provocative.” As a result, although the basic structure of the show will remain similar, the individual challenges and the role of the villain will unfold a bit differently.
This season’s roster of humans aching to become a superhero includes a diverse bunch of competitors from various walks of life. The lucky ten are:
Basura
aka 27-year-old artist Aja De Coudreaux
Claims to communicate with bugs and turn trash into treasure
Braid
aka 42-year-old homemaker Crystal Clark
Claims to be a shapeshifter with braids that function as tentacles
The Defuser
aka 38-year-old police detective Jarrett Crippen
Claims to have superspeed, enhanced reflexes and senses, and night vision
Hygena
aka 36-year-old homemaker Melody Mooney
Claims to combat both crime and grime with household cleaning tools
Hyper-Strike
aka 21-year-old performer John Stork
Claims to be a martial artist with superstrength and sweat (?!)
Mindset
aka 24-year-old cashier Phillip Allen
Claims to have telekinesis and a superbrain (don’t we all…)
Mr. Mitzvah
aka 51-year-old philanthropist Ivan Wilzig
Claims to fly and possess night vision, superstrength, and enhanced senses
Ms. Limelight
aka 19-year-old barista Trisha Paytas
Claims to mimic anything movie and TV action heroes can do
Parthenon
aka 28-year-old college administrator Dan Williams
Claims to channel flight, superstrength, and invulnerability from a magical gauntlet
Whip-Snap
aka 31-year-old security officer Paula Thomas
Claims to have a magic whip and the power to turn enemies into dust
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Who Wants to Be a Superhero? currently airs Thursdays on Sci Fi at 9pm EST
Who Wants to Be a Superhero? photo courtesy of the Sci Fi Channel
